SR2225 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Werner Schwarz of Moline, who passed away on September 5, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Werner Schwarz was born in Heide, Germany to Arnold and Margaretha Lievens Schwarz in 1933; he came to the United States aboard the S.S. America at the age of 20, without speaking a word of English; he became a naturalized citizen in 1959 and served two years in Korea with the United States Army; he married Delphine Ziegler in East Moline on April 30, 1966; and

WHEREAS, Werner Schwarz served as a carpenter and job superintendent for Willi Frank & Sons Construction Co. for 18 years before joining the engineering department of Eagle Food Centers in 1971; he retired from Eagle as the construction supervisor in 1995; and

WHEREAS, Werner Schwarz was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Erika Schwarz; and

WHEREAS, Werner Schwarz is survived by his wife of 50 years, Delphine; his son, Chris (Jill) Schwarz; his daughter, Stacie Schwarz; his stepgrandson, Andrew Doll; his sister, Gerda Nagler; his brother, Volker (Ilona) Schwarz; his niece, Sabine Abu-Shagrah; and his nephews, Heiko Schwarz and Axel Schwarz; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Werner Schwarz, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Werner Schwarz as an expression of our deepest sympathy.